2.1 —
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Tweed Heads South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Tweed Heads South
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high number of single-person homes has remained a defining feature of Tweed Heads South over recent years. This is a place where small households are common, with 37.8% of people living alone, which is far above the national figure.
2.1
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- 1.0: 7 areas
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 3 areas
- 1.4: 6 areas
- 1.5: 9 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 13 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 37 areas
- 2.0: 54 areas
- 2.1: 115 areas
- 2.2: 188 areas
- 2.3: 287 areas
- 2.4: 258 areas
- 2.5: 272 areas
- 2.6: 246 areas
- 2.7: 211 areas
- 2.8: 190 areas
- 2.9: 149 areas
- 3.0: 119 areas
- 3.1: 66 areas
- 3.2: 44 areas
- 3.3: 38 areas
- 3.4: 30 areas
- 3.5: 10 areas
- 3.6: 8 areas
- 3.7: 5 areas
- 3.8: 4 areas
- 3.9: 2 areas
- 4.0: 3 areas
- 4.1: 1 area
- 4.2: 1 area
- 4.3: 2 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 0 areas
- 5.0: 2 areas
- 5.1: 1 area
- 5.2: 0 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 0 areas
- 5.5: 0 areas
- 5.6: 0 areas
- 5.7: 0 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 0 areas
- 6.0: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Tweed Heads South — lower than 89% of areas.
| Tweed Heads South | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 2486, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Tweed Heads South holds 2.1 people, which is much lower than most similar areas. This is consistent with the fact that nearly 38% of households are just one person, a figure far above the 25.6% seen across Australia.
37.8% —
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Tweed Heads South splits fairly evenly between 1 person (38%) and 2 people (37%), with 3 people at 12%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 22% of the local total, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This proportion has barely changed since 2016.
22.0% —
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →Tweed Heads South splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (39%) and Couples without children (37%), with One-parent families at 22%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Tweed Heads South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112031552/tweed-heads-south/topic/family-households